Organization

Conductor

Giordano Bellincampi

Singer

Tenor

Aleš Briscein

Paul

Baritone

Richard Sveda

Frank

Fritz

Mezzo-soprano

Deborah Humble

Brigitta

Soprano

Julie Lea Goodwin

Juliette

Brigitte Heuser

Lucienne

Oliver Sewell

Victorin

Andrew Grenon

Count Albert

Orchestra

Auckland Philharmonia Orchestra

Others

The New Zealand Opera Chorus

Auckland Live

Manuela Uhl

Marie

Silent

Marietta

Stage director

Frances Moore

Die tote Stadt -  (The Dead City)

Auckland

New Zealand

Auckland Town Hall

Great Hall

Die tote Stadt Erich Wolfgang Korngold

Public

The Dead City

Approved

A man haunted by the present… consumed by the past
Paul’s wife Marie has died, and he spends all his time in a room full of relics of the past, sunk in memories. Into this airless mausoleum bursts a force of life, the dancer Mariette – who bears a striking resemblance to Marie...

Erich Wolfgang Korngold is that very rare thing, a forgotten genius, and the rediscovery of his gloriously lush, intensely romantic music is long overdue. Written in the shadow of the First World War, this great opera is a heartbreaking psychological portrait of someone coming to terms with a terrible loss.

Giordano Bellincampi leads an enormous orchestra and a stellar cast. Aleš Briscein has sung the role of Paul at the Dresden Semperoper, and Richard Šveda returns after a marvellous performance as Don Giovanni for the APO in 2019.

English

The Dead City by Korngold, From (2023/2023), Directed by Frances Moore,, Conductor Giordano Bellincampi, Auckland Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand

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